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Cyber

Perspecta Protesting $7.6 Billion DEOS Cloud Contract Award to GD

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, September 11th, 2019

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Perspecta Protesting $7.6 Billion DEOS Cloud Contract Award to GD

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Perspecta [PRSP] has filed a protest after losing out on a potential 10-year, $7.6 billion contract award to provide enterprise cloud computing services to the Pentagon. The company filed its post-award protest on Sept. 9, with a decision from the Government Accountability due by Dec. 18. Late last month, the Pentagon and the General Services Administration awarded a team led by CSRA, now part of General Dynamics [GD] IT (GDIT), the deal for the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions (DEOS) cloud…

Congress

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Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

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Congress

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Congress

Appropriators Offer Skepticism On $350B Defense Reconciliation Plan, ‘Big Risk’ For Key Initiatives

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